Banditry: Gov. Matawalle Raises Concern About Return Of IDPs In Zamfara

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has expressed displeasure about
the resurgence of armed banditry activities in some parts of the
state.

This is contained in a statement signed by Yusuf Idris, the
Director-General on Media to the governor and made available to
newsmen in Gusau on Tuesday.

He said that the governor spoke when he visited some Internally
Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Unguwar Danbaba in Tsunami area of
Gusau Local Government Area .

”He was not happy that some recalcitrant bandits still existed
in the state and terrorising innocent citizens.” the statement
said.

He promised the victims that more security personnel were being
deployed to all the affected communities so that they could return
to their homes and live without fear of any threat.

The governor, who commended the state Ministry for Humanitarian
Affairs and Disaster Management for its quick response to the
victims with food and medicaments, also promised continued
protection of people’s lives and property.

He urged the public to continue to provide credible information
to security agencies root out all forms of criminality in the
state.

Earlier spokesman of the IDPs, who are mostly from Rijiya
village of Gusau Local Government, Mallam Muhammadu Shehu,
expressed their happiness over the governor’s visit .

Shehu, however, requested for the redeployment of more security
personnel to the affected areas to enable them to return to their
respective communities.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that banditry
activities had recently resurfaced in the state where scores of
innocent persons have been killed.

The governor was accompanied on the visit by heads of security
agencies, commissioners and other government officials in the
state.

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has expressed displeasure about
the resurgence of armed banditry activities in some parts of the
state.

This is contained in a statement signed by Yusuf Idris, the
Director-General on Media to the governor and made available to
newsmen in Gusau on Tuesday.

He said that the governor spoke when he visited some Internally
Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Unguwar Danbaba in Tsunami area of
Gusau Local Government Area .

”He was not happy that some recalcitrant bandits still existed
in the state and terrorising innocent citizens.” the statement
said.

He promised the victims that more security personnel were being
deployed to all the affected communities so that they could return
to their homes and live without fear of any threat.

The governor, who commended the state Ministry for Humanitarian
Affairs and Disaster Management for its quick response to the
victims with food and medicaments, also promised continued
protection of people’s lives and property.

He urged the public to continue to provide credible information
to security agencies root out all forms of criminality in the
state.

Earlier spokesman of the IDPs, who are mostly from Rijiya
village of Gusau Local Government, Mallam Muhammadu Shehu,
expressed their happiness over the governor’s visit .

Shehu, however, requested for the redeployment of more security
personnel to the affected areas to enable them to return to their
respective communities.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that banditry
activities had recently resurfaced in the state where scores of
innocent persons have been killed.

The governor was accompanied on the visit by heads of security
agencies, commissioners and other government officials in the
state.